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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
HILL. THERE USED TO BE ONE OTHER VERY GOOD PHOTOGRAPHER ON THE HILL, BUT HE LEFT TO GO TO WORK FOR THE PRESIDENT. BUT I DO GET TO SEE HIM NOW AND...
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| 00:07:06 |
Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
FLOOR. WHEN I GOT OVER THERE THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T START UNTIL 10:25. I HAVE TO COME HERE AND GIVE MY STATEMENT, THEN GO THERE, THEN COME BACK HERE...
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
OF IT THEN GO OVER AND KEEP THE HEARING GOING. SENATORS CAN GO OVER AND VOTE AND COME BACK. VOTE AND COME BACK. AND WE WILL KEEP IT GOING. >> OFFERUSLY...
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Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
PASSED AND PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNED INTO LAW AN UNPRECEDENTED TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF MUELLER'S TERM OF DIRECTOR OF FBI. GIVEN THE PROBLEMS WITH F BIMACING...
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| 00:15:59 |
Mueller, Robert S. III - Director
MY APOLOGIES. GOOD MORNING CLAIREMAN LEAHY, RANKING MEMBER GRASSLEY, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR BEFORE...
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| 00:23:34 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OTHER SENATORS MIGHT ASK YOU ABOUT FAST AND FURIOUS. NOT MY NUMBER ONE CHOICE...
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| 00:24:36 |
Mueller, Robert S. III - Director
THE CRIME AS CHAIRMAN ICEA SUGGESTED. >> LET ME START WITH ADAMANTLY REJECTING THE SUGGESTION THAT THE FBI WOULD IN ANY WAY COVER UP THE -- WHAT HAPPENED...
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Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
HAS EVER SEEN. THEY ARE HIGHLY PAID. WE HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBERS. WE HAVE PROVIDE THEM TECHNICAL AND SUPPORT AND TRAINING THE LIKES OF WHICH A FEW...
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| 00:34:32 |
Mueller, Robert S. III - Director
SENATOR, YOU MIGHT UNDERSTAND THAT I WOULD DISAGREE ON THE CHARACTERIZATION THAT I OVERSTATED. I WOULD SAY I STATED IT APPROPRIATELY IN THAT LETTER. ...
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| 00:41:13 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
ALONE. $15 BILLION SO FAR THIS THIS ADMINISTRATION. SENATOR COLE? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. DIRECTOR MUELLER, THE FBI, PROPOSED CLOSING THREE...
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Kohl, Herbert "Herb" H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
GENERAL HOLDER AND I WROTE TO YOU, I HAVE STRONG OBJECTIONS. YOU HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WILL NOT LOSE AGENT OR RESOURCES SO THIS CLEARLY IS NOT A COST-SAVING...
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| 00:42:39 |
Mueller, Robert S. III - Director
THE BROAD VIEW IS, SENATOR, WE HAVE 54 FIELD OFFICES AN JUST LESS THAN 400, I THINK 385, 390 RESIDENT AGENCIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE FACT OF THE...
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| 00:48:56 |
Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
ANWAR AL ALAKI AND ANOTHER U.S. CITIZEN. THE REASON I ASK THIS QUESTION, I'M GETTING A LOT OF MAIL FROM IOWANS WANTING TO KNOW THE UNITED STATES' AUTHORITY...
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| 00:49:21 |
Mueller, Robert S. III - Director
ACTION. DO YOU KNOW OF THE AUTHORITY? >> IT IS NOT MY ROLE. IT IS -- WHATEVER MAY HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED WOULD BE DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE....
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| 00:56:25 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT. AS YOU MAY KNOW, ICAN, THE INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNING NAMES AND NUMBERS WHICH GOVERNS TOP LEVEL INTERNET DOMAIN...
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| 00:57:27 |
Mueller, Robert S. III - Director
SECURITY. >> I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THIS IN SOME TIME, WHAT KNOWLEDGE I HAVE IS IN PASSING, MY IMPRESSION IS, THAT IT OPENS UP A CAN OF WORMS, AND...
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Franken, Al - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
SOFTWARE BY A COMPANY CALLED CARRIER IQ. IT CAPTURES A BROAD RANGE OF SENSETIVE INFORMATION. >> IT'S A -- I SHOULD NOTE, SENATOR WHITE HOUSE WENT...
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| 01:04:51 |
Mueller, Robert S. III - Director
NOR OBTAINED ANY INFORMATION FROM CARRIER IQ IN ANY ONE OF OUR INVESTIGATIONS. THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION, I BELIEVE, IN TERMS OF THE RESPONSE TO A...
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Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
WAYS. WE HAVE THE LIGHT OF DAY THEFT AND PIRACY OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, MOVIES, MUSIC, GOODS, ELECTRONIC GAMES THAT IS RAMPANT AROUND THE WORLD, WE...
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| 01:17:05 |
Mueller, Robert S. III - Director
UP. >> LET ME TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE I THINK WE NEED TO GO. THERE'S SEVERAL STEPS THAT WE'RE TAKING TO POSITION OURSELVES TO ADDRESS THIS PHENOMENON....
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Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
PLEASE FORGIVE THE INTERRUPTION, IF YOU WOULD, IN THIS HEARING. DIRECTOR MULLER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ABLE FOR YOUR TESTIMONY TODAY FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS...
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| 01:31:24 |
Mueller, Robert S. III - Director
THAT ENHANCE YOUR CAPABILITY. I WORK HERE IN THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND THEY HAD A COLD CASE SQUAD WITH FBI AGENTS WORKING WITH HOMICIDE DETECTIVES...
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Blumenthal, Richard - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
SOME DIFFICULT AREAS OF QUESTIONING. I WANT TO COME BACK TO CYBER, BUT IN A DIFFERENT CONTEXT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT CYBER ATTACKS ON THIS COUNTRY...
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| 01:45:14 |
Mueller, Robert S. III - Director
I THINK ARE BAFFLED BY THE PRIVACY, THE PRIVACY PROTOCOLS AND UNCERTAIN AS TO HOW TO UTILIZE THEM. BUT OUR PROGRAMS ARE DIRECTED AT IDENTIFYING THOSE...
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Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
USUALLY LIKE VOLLEYBALL RESOLUTIONS OR SOMETHING. SO EXCELLENT WORK. AND I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ON MY MIND BECAUSE OF THIS COMMITTEE...
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| 01:52:16 |
Mueller, Robert S. III - Director
THE DeA. WHAT YOU ARE GETTING AT. BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS COMING ALONG IN THE SAME WAY THAT OXYCONTIN OR SOME OF THE OTHER DRUGS HAVE TAKEN OFF,...
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